Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Josh Harrison will be sidelined nearly two months after undergoing surgery "to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb" suffered on July 5, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Bill Brink.
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Harrison to Miss 7 Weeks
Wednesday, July 8
The Pirates confirmed the diagnosis and noted that Harrison's timetable for recovery has been pegged at seven weeks after he was originally placed on the 15-day disabled list.
Harrison jammed his thumb while stealing a base in the seventh inning of Sunday's 5-3 win over the Cleveland Indians, but further testing revealed a more serious ailment.